I Changed My Mind!

[still_one]

102. I am not good at reading tea leaves. I am still considering the choices, which currently

are Bernie and Hillary, though I admit a bias toward Hillary.

However, I did have a pretty good discussion a few days ago with someone, and they pretty much convinced me that the demographics are with the Democrats, as long as they get registered and vote. Bernie has the younger Democrats pretty much in the bag. The enthusiasm and passion he has generated cannot be ignored. While you are correct about the Democratic establishment, the more people that participate, things change.

The most obvious example is the two candidates leading in the republican field. They are not republican establishment candidates, though at times it is very hard to distinguish differences in their extremism, but it serves as an example that change can happen. Even in the republican case where it is from bad to worse. The Koch brothers threw a lot of money at Scott Walker, and it fizzled out. "Those in the know" told us bush was a shoe in.

This election season is not conforming to the same old business.

I don't know what will happen, and like I said my bias is with Hillary at this time, but grass roots support is something Bernie has, and that is something that can't be bought with money.

The SNL Larry David skit didn't hurt Bernie. In fact it probably helped him, and he could not have responded better when he was asked about it. He said "Larry David plays me better than I do". He has a sense of humor, he is able to laugh at himself. There are NOT many politicians who can do that. republicans don't even have a sense of humor. Hillary wasn't presented in a very good light either in that skit. In fact I would say the skit was much more negative on Hillary negative characteristics than Bernie

Try not to get too disgusted. Change sometimes takes time, but it is pretty obvious something is happening this election cycle that isn't business as usual